THE ZOO [FF NCT AESPA]
The Part 23

Haechan smiled nosily. He stood right behind his classroom door. Both hands he put behind to hold the wooden door that was still tightly closed. Haechan looked at Yangyang and Giselle who were standing in front of him with annoyed faces. The two of them ask Haechan to open the door of her class, but the request is not addressed by Haechan.

“Haechan ah!” Exclaimed Minjeong who was standing behind Giselle. Her petite body is not visible to Haechan as it is covered by Yangyang and Giselle. “quickly open the door!”

Haechan shook her head slowly while advancing her lips. He knew very well that Yangyang and Giselle were upset with him. “’Kan has not had a break,” he said.

“Hya, Lee ssaem ‘kan already out of class,” Yangyang seen put up a pose to run. “fast open,”

“Sirheeooo..” reject Haechan with increasingly becoming obsolete. Haechan now also saw Giselle who was posing the same as Yangyang, which was preparing to run.

TOOONG TIANGG…

The break bell rang.

“Hya! Ppallii!” Giselle shouted at Haechan.

“Yeorobun! Let's count together!” Haechan shouted to all of her classmates.

All students in grade 1-3 also followed Haechan's invitation. Everyone seemed to be laughing and counting together.

“3…”

“2…”

“1..”

“Go!” Haechan then opened the sliding door belonging to class 1-3. Yangyang and Giselle immediately sprinted out of the classroom. The sound of their footsteps was immediately lost from the hallway of the 2nd floor of the Music department.

“Hya Giselle ah!” Exclaimed Minjeong who was unable to keep up with Giselle's speed.

BUKS!

Minjeong slapped a punch at Haechan's stomach still laughing in the front hall of her class. “Nosy basics!”

Yang who went down the stairs quickly, left Giselle who still controlled her footsteps carefully so as not to fall on the stairs which were now filled with many students. They ran through the canteen. Their goal is only one; mading school. Today is the day that the school will publish the results of the semester exam. Yangyang had already seen some students standing around the school mading to look for their own names. With his small body, Yangyang sneaked into the crowd and looked for his name.

“Yang...yang..” murmured as he continued to read every name on the paper neatly stamped on the school mading.

“Yang! Yangyang ah!” Giselle, who was unable to penetrate the crowd, leapt in the rear crowd.

Who can't hear Giselle's call. His eyes were fixed on the name he was looking for. “Oh?!” Yangyang immediately walked out of the crowd that was getting crowded. The students majoring in music who had just left the class, were seen blocking Yangyang to be able to take away from the mading.

“Hya.” Giselle, who sees Yangyang in the crowd, helps her by pulling him out.

“Aw!!” Yangyang had managed to get out of the crowd with it already sucked. They both stood outside the crowd of 1st grade students majoring in music. “Why pull my hair?!” He shouted while holding the top of his head. It feels like her hair is almost bald because of Giselle's pull.

“Hya, I don't see your hand!” Giselle. Feeling a little guilty, he tiptoed and stroked Yangyang's head.

“how did it go?”

“You yesterday what rank?”

“I? 30,”

“Hya! Jinjja?!” Which holds Giselle's right and left arms and slightly wiggles her. “now you're ranked 26!” Exclaims.

“Aaa!” Giselle let out a cry of her dolphins and jumped in delight. He then opened his arms wide to hug Yangyang who was jumping with him. “wait!” Giselle stopped her piercing. “how about you?”

“I'm ranked 67! Yeyy!” Yangyang.

“Mwoya? Only up 1 level?” Giselle Cibir.

“Important ride! Yeeey!!” Yangyang quickly grabbed onto Giselle's two tiny hands and went back to jumping together.

“Cie,” A header coming from behind Yangyang made Yangyang almost fall hit Giselle's body.

Who looked at him quickly. That shrill voice must have belonged to Haechan.

“Hya!” Yangyang.

“How are you rated?” Ask Haechan.

“Good, lah!” Which showed off his thumb. He then put his arm around Haechan's neck. “today after school, we are tteokpokko snacks. Call?” take Yangyang to his close friend.

“Call!” Nodding Haechan agreed to Yangyang's invitation.

“Giselle ah, you're coming too. Calm down, ‘oppa’ a tract,” said Yangyang showing off.

“If I?” Minjeong pointed to her who had come with Haechan.

“Geurae you too, Minjeong ah!” Yangyang nodded in spirit.

“If I?”

“Gaeurae, you…. Aigoo surprise! Hya, why are you here?!” Yangyang exclaimed who looked back and thought it was the voice of his classmate.

The owner of the voice is Jeno, he waved his hand greeting Giselle who was laughing. “I wonder your value, so I came here,” replied Jeno. “ I think the result is good. Yes ‘kan?”

“O. Our value goes up!” Giselle replied, clapping her hands.

“Wah, congratulations,” Jeno smiled until her eyes formed an arch like a rainbow. “so I you treat too, ‘kan?” Temptation Jeno.

“Aigoo... geurae-geurae! Everyone can come!” Yangyang exclaimed between joy and indignation with the fact that he had so many friends.

“Asik! Gomawo Yangyang ah!” Karina who suddenly appeared after running after Jeno, exclaimed cheerfully.

Yangyang pointed at Karina with a surprised tone. “Karina?! You too?!”

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Jeno knocked on the door of the charity club room which was filled with large cardboard boxes. The event of their departure to the orphanage is only 3 days away, which is on Saturday. It makes all members of the charity club busy putting donations into cardboard, and tidying up the arrangement of goods. School-owned trolleys are also occasionally seen stopping in and out of the club room. Jeno was not alone, she was with her entire band team, still standing by the door of the room.

“Jeno?” Jaemin's voice rang out from the pile of tall cardboard covering his body. Jaemin was seen approaching his classmates who could not enter the room. Jaemin also looks hard to step up and avoid piles of large cardboard boxes there.

“It. What I said earlier,” Jeno handed an envelope to Jaemin. “you didn't want to accept this in class ‘kan, so we approached you,”

“Oh,” Jaemin took a thick white envelope from Jeno's hand. “iya, because in class there is no charity club to see, and I don't want any misunderstanding. Moreover, this money is a lot,” said Jaemin.

Jeno then looked back, staring at all the members of his band. “ini Jaemin, my classmate,” said Jeno, introducing Jaemin. He looked at Jaemin again to tease him. “Prospective chairman of charity club,”

“Hya aniyaa...” Jaemin rounded his eyes and advanced his lips. He looks embarrassed to hear the words Jeno. “annyeong haseyo, I am Jaemin,” Jaemin bowed to look at all members of the band.

“Annyeong haseyo,” whole band members bow their heads greeting Jaemin.

“For a while, I noted first,” Jaemin then wrote something on the book featuring tables that were already full of his handwriting. “this fund is from the band club, huh? On behalf of the five of you?”

“Ya,” nods Jeno who just handed over the money generated by the band club to be donated to the orphanage they will go to.

“Many also,” comments Jaemin. “gomawo,”

“This is money from our results live on youtube,” Yangyang explained to Jaemin about how they can collect that money. Their regular activities are often live on youtube Yangyang, producing results that they can now use to help others.

“Daebak,” Jaemin opened his mouth hearing the words Yangyang. “cool..”

“Wae? What do we contribute the most?” Jeno glanced at Jaemin's notes a little.

“No hell, there's still Ten sunbae. He also contributed quite a lot,” Jaemin replied while turning the page of his book. “then Chenle too, he twice donated funds,”

“Wah, Chenle...” muttered Hendery while shaking his head. “two times?”

“Ne, his parents have donated funds, then Chenle herself donated again,” explained Jaemin. “you know your race money, ‘kan? He donated all his money to this parlor,”

“Jinjja?” Jeno opened her mouth in disbelief because the money from the victory of a smart race meticulous enough that Chenle was not used at all.

“One more time thank you yes,” Jaemin smiled to Jeno and her friends. “ See you on Saturday,”

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Two school-owned mini buses go hand in hand. One minibus contains members of a charity club with teachers, while the other one contains members of the band club and items that the school will give to orphanages located quite far from downtown Seoul.

“Hya hya, Giselle ah, andwae,” Taeyoung picked up the cardboard that Giselle tried to lift from inside the car. “you helped prepare lunch only, there go in first,”

“O Giselle ah, this is heavy,” said Hendery who was arranging cardboard on a trolli that they were ready to deliver to the orphanage.

“Ne, Oppa,” Giselle obey both sunbae. He left his band members who were dropping things along with other members of the charity club.

Giselle greets all the children of the orphanage. They look friendly and happy with the guests from the school in Seoul. Giselle headed for the long table that had been provided. Together with the other members of the charity club, Giselle arranged a neat lunch that they would eat together.

“Annyeong haseyo,” Giselle greeted slowly to one of the orphanage managers who was lifting several dishes. “mari I help,” he said.

“Gomawoyo,” The caretaker of the orphanage who still looks young is smiling beautifully like an angel.

“Are you going to sing on the show later?” Ask the caretaker with his hands busy arranging the food.

“Ne?”

“Ah, your teacher said that on the other bus, there is a band from school that will entertain the children later,” he explained. “so I thought you were the vocalist, among the male members there,”

“Ah, ne, true. I am a member of the school band,” replied Giselle shyly.

“Thank you for coming, the children here all love to sing and dance,” he said with a smile, imagining the funny behavior of the children he cared for.

“call me unnie only,” the door. “what's your name?”

“Giselle,” replied Giselle with a shy smile. “if unnie?”

“I Irene. Greetings,” the caretaker said his name.

The house has a pretty large page. The grass yard was then transformed into a small stage where it will be used to entertain the children of orphanages which numbered approximately 20 people.

After a self-introduction activity from Seo Seoul school, Lee Ssaem, the teacher who built the charity club, invited them all to eat together.

This is new to the band club, they see all members of the charity club quickly familiarize themselves with the children of the orphanage. They sit and joke around like they know each other.

All the band members were still standing in the distance, looking at the spacious room that was now used as a shared dining room.

“Hyung..” call Yangyang.

“We have to go there also ‘kan?” Giselle said awkwardly.

“It is, come!” Take Hendery ready to step up.

“Ne?” Jeno who was not ready with Hendery's invitation, walked the last.

Unexpectedly, Taeyoung who has a shy nature in people who are newly known is actually the quickest familiarize themselves with the children there. He has been seen joking together even to make the children laugh quite loudly. Jeno still continues to follow Yangyang. Jeno who still looks awkward it looks funny when the children hug Jeno one by one.

After the familiarity and meal together event is over, it's time for the kids to see the show that Seo Seoul school brings. Irene, as the host, invited Jaemin to come forward and speak as a representative of the charity club and also as the chairman of today's event. At the beginning of the show, Jaemin invites Hong Ssaem, who is a school theater teacher, to perform funny pantomimes and perform some magic tricks. As expected, all the children were amused and laughed out loud.

Yangyang who stood far behind with his tripod, also laughed while covering his mouth so that Yangyang's voice was not too prominent in his handy-cam recording.

“Hahaha, that's your teacher, huh?” Irene appeared towards Yangyang while still laughing. He pointed to the appearance of the pantomime in front.

“Ne, he's our theater teacher,” replied Yangyang. “fun yes,”

“Ne! Hong ssaem is a champion once!” said Irene as she clapped. “see, the kids are laughing too!”

“Hehehe, indeed that is our teacher,”

Irene looked forward again with a smile that still adorned her face.

“Mm.. excuse me.” Who spoke to Irene.

“Hmm?”

“I will also be performing. Can I ask you to take care of this camera?” Yangyang Pinta.

“Ne?”

“Ah, no need to push any button, just keep this tripod not to shift, or fall.well, like that,”.

“Oh, are you also a member of the band?”

“Ne, I am Yangyang. I'll play piano,”

“Oh, okay. I'll take care,” nods Irene agreed. “I just stand here, ‘kan? I don't know anything about this camera..”

“Ne, I've already pushed the record button. So nuna just needs to stand next to her,”

Yangyang immediately thanked and went away from the back of the row of children's home. He then helped the charity club to bring his keyboard and attach it to the school speakers they also carry today.

Jaemin also allowed the school band to prepare to present themselves. Today they will play acoustically. The band club did not carry such a large set of drum equipment. Hendery would play using kajon instead of drums, and Taeyoung would use his acoustic guitar, while the others would stay in the position of their instruments.

“Annyeong haseyooo..” Sapa Giselle who is ready with her mic. “we are from school band Seo Seoul,”

“Yeeeyy..” all children applaud their school band.

“We first acquaintance yes,” said Giselle using a friendly tone voice that she used to use when talking to children. Giselle introduces herself and the rest of the band. All the children clapped each time Giselle mentioned the name of her team members.

Giselle then gives Hendery a mic. Hendery, who initially seemed confused, tried to improvise the opening sentence. “It's a pleasure that we are here and can play with you,” he said. “so today is a special day also for us, the school band, because, because, today is the first time we've performed our own song,”

“Wooooaaaaa!!”

Crowded cheers and loud applause, out of the parlors and the school who also just learned that the band club has a song of their own creation.

“This song is titled, ‘I’, ‘Au’,” continued Hendery while pointing at him. “this song tells about being yourself in a free way, while moving on from difficult times,”

Taeyoung lowered his head with a smile when he heard Hendery explaining the lyrics to his song.

“This song also describes about our beautiful life, hehehe,” Hendery ends his explanation with his signature laughter.

“Bingung ya?” Yangyang Sahut who is also holding the mic. Unexpectedly the voice of the voice of the voice of Yangyang brought laughter to his listeners.

“Hyung, we just sing directly,” with Yangyang.

“Ah, mian, mian. Right too,” Hendery patted his forehead and gave the mic to Giselle.

The entire audience applauded. They are ready to listen to the song made by the school band that has been going through the process long enough until finally the song is ready to be performed.

The song is opened by the melodious voice of Giselle. Suddenly the entire audience fell silent. They were stunned by Giselle's voice. Then the sound of other instruments came in with the song Giselle. Not to forget Yangyang, chanting rap casually as a support song. Irene who stood far behind the crowd, saw the performance of the school band through the small screen of Yangyang's handy-cam. Irene nods her head to the music played by Seo Seoul's school band.

The lyrics on the chorus are easy to remember, making all the orphanage children and charity club members sing along. Giselle repeated the chorus again as she invited them to sing along. Giselle also invites them to raise their hands and wave them to the right and left, similar to a single concert.

“My life is a beauuuty.”

“Woooohoooo..”

PLOK PLOK PLOK

Giselle ended the song. A great welcome came from the whole audience. The entire band members smiled happily to receive cheers and applause from them. The five members stood up and bowed in thanks simultaneously.

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